Founding Partner, InnoEngine. Practical Innovation. Storytelling. Engagement. Cultural intelligence. Helping communities & organizations get unstuck.
Bowling Green, KY
Joined November 2008
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Final reminder: tomorrow is our Startup Garden with CREATE Programs Director Buddy Steen and @WarrenCountyGov Judge Executive @DougGorman1, moderated by CREATE Innovation Fellow @Sam_Ford.
RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/startupgard…
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Entrepreneurs: You won’t want to miss this one! RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/startupgard…
Next week, CREATE’s Buddy Steen joins @WarrenCountyGov’s @DougGorman1 to talk about the BG 2050 initiative and priorities for the economy of the region over the next 25 years, moderated by @Sam_Ford.
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.@Sam_Ford: Placemaking will become a priority (again) for local/regional media
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We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2025 Small Business Summit THIS Thursday (11/5). We have a few spots left if you haven’t signed up: wku.edu/innovation/sbs
Click below to hear all about it from @Sam_Ford!
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Thanks to WRUS for giving our Innovation Fellow @Sam_Ford the chance today to spread the word about CREATE and our new “Bucks for Bright Ideas” competiton with residents of Logan County and the surrounding area!
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The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked concerns across various sectors. But one Kentucky county is taking a different approach, using the technology to boost civic engagement. to.pbs.org/4oEcuwW
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How Bowling Green is using AI to boost civic engagement and help people find common ground. ow.ly/XkAN50WBqS3
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Real innovation starts with real challenges. That’s why the MI2 Innovation Search is now a dual-track competition — spotlighting both the toughest problems in Kentucky manufacturing and the boldest solutions from innovators ready to solve them. 🚀 Applications are open through September 4 🎤 Finalists will pitch live at KYIC 🔎 Details & deadlines: innoengine.co/innosearch
#MI2 #InnovationSearch #KYIC #Manufacturing #DualTrack #CallForInnovators
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Innovation is only real when it meets a real problem.
That’s why the MI2 Innovation Search is now a two-track competition — showcasing both Problem Statements from Kentucky’s manufacturers AND Innovative Solutions from those ready to make an impact.
🏁 Applications open NOW until September 4
🎤 Finalists will take the stage at KYIC
🔑 Learn more: lnkd.in/gU8mfhYg
#Innovation #Manufacturing #KYIC #MI2 #DualTrack #CallForApplications
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Today, we took the stage with Warren County Judge/Executive @DougGorman1 at #GoogleIO to share what we learned in Bowling Green, KY.
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This week, Jigsaw is at #GoogleIO with Warren County Judge Executive @DougGorman1 to share how Google AI helped Bowling Green and the surrounding community shape its future. Our AI-powered sensemaking report is already helping local leaders lay a firm foundation for the future. Here’s what we heard ⬇️:
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If I started trying to make hoodmaps for mapping social divides, would anyone watch me live-code it? proof-of-concept
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feeling inspo of @levelsio w/ hoodmaps levels.io/hoodmaps/ & h/t @bg2050project @Sam_Ford @Jigsaw #democracy #plurality #delibwave
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Last Call! 🚨 If you participated in What Could BG Be?, we need your feedback — but time is running out!
Take the survey linked here. It takes less than 8 minutes: online.ipsosinteractive.com/…
Your feedback is critical to helping improve future conversations like #WhatCouldBGBe?
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Imagine your mayor of a county that’s DOUBLING in size & want to INVITE THE ENTIRE COUNTY to help shape its FUTURE 💫
That was @DougGorman1 of @WarrenCountyGov KY!
We tag-teamed w/ Innovation Engine (led by @sam_ford) & @compdem (creators of @UsePolis) to help make it happen!
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CREATE is a proud partner with "What Could BG Be?" as part of @bg2050project.
Now, there are 5 days left to vote agree, disagree, and pass on those ideas. Take a look. And help spread the word. Start agreeing/disagreeing (or passing) here! whatcouldbgbe.com/
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A behind-the-scenes look with Asende Alenga, Founder and CEO of Alse Social Network.
"I want people in Bowling Green to believe that they are the only person who can change and make the future to be better than today."
#WhatCouldBGBe #BG2050 #FutureBG #BGKY #BowlingGreenKY
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Looking South on State Street in 1946 vs. today, 2025—79 years apart.
Historical photo courtesy of WKU's Special Collections Library.
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Our vision is to utilize large-scale civic imagination to define collective goals for Bowling Green to work towards as we plan for the growth set to happen to us.
Here's Sam Ford to explain how imagination, storytelling, and community input are essential to the BG 2050 project.